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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Mathew Barzal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.60 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.46 a game, 87th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.06 a game, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.33 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 1.70 a game, 78th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 55th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 3.8, 87th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 50.1%, 49th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 89th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 18th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +12.9 goals above expected, 98th percentileMathew Barzal: Goals, 0.27 a game, 74th percentileMathew Barzal: Assists, 0.77 a game, 98th percentileMathew Barzal: Points, 1.04 a game, 96th percentileMathew Barzal: Shots, 2.07 a game, 68th percentileMathew Barzal: Hits, 0.26 a game, 4th percentileMathew Barzal: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 75th percentileMathew Barzal: CF% rel, 6.7, 98th percentileMathew Barzal: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 58th percentileMathew Barzal: Rating, +18.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileMathew Barzal: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 45th percentileMathew Barzal: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 75th percentileMathew Barzal: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 83rd percentile
02040608020406080Alex Ovechkin 87Mathew Barzal 85

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Alex Ovechkin
Mathew Barzal

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2017-18 Mathew Barzal C, NYI
82 Games played 82
49 Goals 22
38 Assists 63
87 Points 85
1.06 Points per game 1.04
3 Plus/minus 1
355 Shots 170
13.8 Shooting % 12.9
139 Hits 21
32 Penalty minutes 30
20:09 Average ice time 17:46
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.5 Corsi for % 52.2
+3.8 CF% relative to team +6.7
50.1 Fenwick for % 51.5
50.1 Expected goals for % 51.1
+4.2 xGF% relative to team +6.4
55.4 Goals for % 55.3
101.9 PDO 101.2
421 Shot attempts taken 202
Expected goals, all situations
33.1 Expected goals 17.5
1.20 Expected goals per 60 0.72
6.4% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+12.9 Goals above expected +4.5
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +18.1
+1.7 Wins above replacement +3.0
+9.2 Even-strength offence +8.8
-6.0 Even-strength defence +0.5
+2.0 Power play +0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.4 Penalties +4.3
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $863K
$110K Cap dollars per point $10K
$7.1M Worth at the going rate $12.1M
-$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$11.3M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean